The UN’s Treatment of Israel Continues to Belie Its Lofty Ideals

With the opening of the UN General Assembly on September 15, the international body will mark 75 years since its founding. The celebrations will assuredly be accompanied by extensive Western media discourse on the need for the US to return to multilateralism and rely on international institutions for “legitimacy.” However, Western progressive discourse regarding the UN and other international institutions is based upon a myth: that such institutions reflect elevated ideals, objective standards, and a genuine commitment to human rights.

The Moral Failure in Israel’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Israel is different from other democracies in two ways: it has moral political values that are set forth in its Basic Laws; and its values are derived from Jewish morality. This means that Israel is not just a democracy; it is a Jewish democracy. The fight against COVID-19 requires difficult decision-making, and those decisions should be based on the country’s moral values. Instead, Israel is acting in contravention of its own moral values. Because those values are contained in its laws, this means the law is being violated as well.

September 15, 2020

The UN’s Treatment of Israel Continues to Belie Its Lofty Ideals

The Moral Failure in Israel’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic